What is x when 71 divided by x equals 7?

In other words, what would the divisor be if the dividend were 71 and the quotient 7?

To find the answer, just divide the dividend by the quotient: 71 ÷ 7 = 10.142857142857

To prove this, let's compute 71 divided by 10.142857142857: 71 10.142857142857 = 7

How does it work?

Asking what the value of x could be when 71 divided by x gives a result of 7, is equivalent to solving the following equation:

71 x = 7

  1. Multiply both sides by x: 71 x x = 7 x
  2. 71 x x is equivalent to x x × 71 , which simplifies to 1 × 71 (or just 71 ).
  3. Thus, the equation becomes: 71 = 7 x
  4. To find x, divide both sides by 7: 71 7 = 7 x 7
  5. Which gives, after simplification: 10.142857142857 = x (or x = 10.142857142857 )

So, if the dividend is 71 and the quotient is 7, the divisor is 10.142857142857.